The next homestand starts on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Below are some odds and ends
for this upcoming homestand.
The
Sonoran Dog will be available for this homestand
only
against the Diamondbacks at the Extreme Loaded Dog concession areas located
on the field, loge and reserve levels. It features a bacon-wrapped super dog with pinto beans, mayonnaise and pico de gallo.
"35-Year-Old Catcher Steals 1st Base Of His Career"And it describes the event in detail on the reverse. Go here to check it out and order. Per Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider:
“It was just kind of one of those weird plays, he was a little bit slow to the plate, wasn’t paying much attention to me, and we’d see if we could make something happen,” Ellis said. “In all honestly, I didn’t think they’d be covering second base right there. I thought we’d just get catcher’s indifference to get to second base. He had a long leg kick — probably didn’t expect me to run. I wouldn’t have expected me to run.”And I didn't expect to be so enamored with a Baseball card from this set. In my opinion, this is the best Dodgers card made so far this year.
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“It was fun to laugh and fun to look in the dugout and see my teammates going nuts,” Ellis said. “I called Marvin Hudson, the second-base umpire, over and asked him if I could have the bag right then. He said, ‘No — you have to wait until in between innings.’No worries AJ. Kershaw's got your back. As we learned, via a tweet from Ken Gurnick, Clayton got a hold of that base and had MLB authenticate it. You can see it on the right, as tweeted by Alanna Rizzo. BTW, Ellis did get a steal sign from Dave Roberts. Via Ken Gurnick and Bill Chastain at MLB.com:
“It’s just fun to have memories with a bunch of guys you have shared history with for so long, so when something like that happens, it’s fun.”
"It was one of those plays where maybe you steal a run, and fortunately it worked out." Per Dave RobertsThe photo at the very top of Ellis stealing second is via Violet Herzfeld/LA Dodgers 2016. Go here to check out more pics by Violet and Jon SooHoo from yesterdays game. Below are more links to check out:
Jimmy's USA
12327 Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90602
From what I understand, this super-fan came to the game in full uniform, which happened to be both Maeda bobblehead night and Japan Night at the stadium, and was immediately noticed by someone with the Dodgers. Soon, he was invited to the dugout, met with the pitcher himself and even hung out with the rest of the rest of the guys in the dugout. Check out this fun video of the kid entertaining the "Boys in Blue."“I think that even before he came over, he was really throwing the ball well, and I still think the best of Bud Norris, we’re still going to see,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Tonight he was really good. And he’ll say this too: There is even more in there. For him to come here, he wants to be a Dodger and to give us a huge lift, he expects that of himself and of us, the same.”Go here to check out a bunch of great pics by Jon SooHoo and Juan Ocampo from yesterdays game. BTW, the Dodgers remain 2.5 games behind the Giants in the West and hold a holds a 2.5 game lead over Miami in the Wild-Card race. Below are more links to check out:
Bobby Morgan, Brooklyn Dodgers rookie infielder from Oklahoma City, Okla., sets his sights on a bat during training at the Dodgers Vero Beach, Fla., spring training camp. March 5. Morgan was voted the Most Valuable Player in the International League last year while playing with Montreal. He compiled a batting average last year of .337.Bobby did make the club as the teams starting third baseman in 1950, but didn't enjoy the same success he had with the Royals. He batted just .226 on the year. Thereafter, he became primarily an utility guy on the diamond for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Below are more links to check out:
The next homestand starts on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Below are some odds and ends
for this upcoming homestand.The
Cuban Dog will be available for this homestand
only
against the Rays at the Extreme Loaded Dog concession areas located
on the field, loge and reserve levels. It features a quarter-pound, all-beef hot dog topped with smoked ham, pulled roasted pork, Swiss cheese, yellow mustard and pickle chips. Also, a new menu item was also added, the Fielder’s Choice, a fried dough baseball glove coated with cinnamon sugar topped with Spumoni ice cream, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, raspberry sauce and whipped cream. It is available at Tommy Lasorda’s Trattoria located in the right-field plaza.
"I've felt healthy all year. I don't know what was going on those first two months," Turner said. "I feel good, feel comfortable, and am obviously getting better results."Since July 1st, over a span of the past 16 games, Turner has been slashing .323/.394/.677/1.072 with six homers and 16 RBI's. That's definitely much better results. Via Alex Putterman at MLB.com:
"It's a simple mindset, but execution and mechanically it's tougher to do," (Dave) Roberts said. "But he committed some time in June to get out front and elevate to the pull side, and then you've seen the slug."The Dodgers defeated the Nationals, 6-3, and now sit four games behind the Giants in NL West and maintains a one game lead over the Marlins in the Wild-Card race. The photo above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2016. Go here to check out more pics by Jon from yesterdays game. Below are more links to check out:
Dayton, 28, will be making his first-career appearance on a big league roster and has gone 5-2 with four saves and a 2.44 ERA in 35 appearances this year with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. In 48.0 innings, he’s limited opponents to a .165 batting average with a 0.79 WHIP, while striking out 85 against just 10 walks. He last pitched on Monday, striking out four in 2.0 scoreless innings at Tacoma (Mariners) and throwing 33 pitches. Dayton, who has gone 26-21 with 19 saves and a 2.79 ERA in 262 games in seven minor league seasons, was acquired by the Dodgers from Miami on July 15, 2015 in exchange for left-handed pitcher Chris Reed and was originally selected by the Marlins in the 11th round of the 2010 draft out of Auburn University.
“I think I drank everything pretty much under the sun: pickle juice, some mustard,” Kazmir said. “I think I had some of that on my face the next half-inning. But it was a lot of stuff that actually worked, so I was good after that.”While on the mound Kazmir went seven innings, gave up four hits, one earned run and struck out eight batters. Per Alex Putterman at MLB.com:
"Kaz has a lot of fight in him, and with what we're going through, guys have got to step up," manager Dave Roberts said. "And today was a great outing by Kaz. Everything was working. He had command of everything."Photos above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2016. Go here to check out more pics by Jon from yesterdays game. Below are more links to check out:
